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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-26

A opened today of an entirely new and lovely ~
pattern which will be sure to be popular and
which you can match at any time and purchase
in as small quantity as you desire. We would
be glad to have you examine these goods before
purchasing, as We are making every effort to
pleaee and take great care in offering the newest
goods on the market.
mhS Ell. MILLER, SON 8. co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-26

= No. IS. No. So No. 81 No. Sc
SOUTH po0ND Daily Daily. Daily. Daily
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-26

UoR EXCURSIONS AND PIcNICs-Potted
L Ham. Tongue, Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Game,
sardines. Pickles. Clipped Beef, Lobster, Salmon,
Whole Lambs Tongues, Sauces and full line of
Crackers and Fancy Cakes at
je9 McBURNEY's.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-26
Baths, Respiration and Nutrition.

". E. Quincuaud has been investigating
TIE influence of baths on the chemical phe.
nomena Of respiration and nutrition. He
finds, by experiments on dogs, that cold baths
increase the consumption of oxygen, the con-
sumption being on the average ten times more
abundant after the bath than before Very
hot baths exert like influence, but in less
marked manner. Cold baths land hot Is
well, but in less degreel increases pulmonary
ventilation the quantity Of air passed
through the lungs is double or treble after the
bath. At the same time a greater quantity
Of carbonic acid is expelled By the analysis
Of arterial and venous blood it is shown
that the respiratory conclusions are very
much increased under the influence of cold or
hot baths and it is also shown that the pro
duction of blood sugar is greater-Frank
I.Slia'S
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-26
Shorthand Girls in the Gallery

Perhaps there is no better place than the
womens gallery in the house of representa-
tives in the state house for observing the
manner in which the shorthand girls pursue
their search for a profession, for compe-
tence and for their daily bread. Hardly a
day of the session passes but some of them
are to be seen there. A few are able to make
some Roadway, though there have probably
not been two in the gallery the whole session
who approached verbatim speed with even a
moderate speaker Most of them find it
slow, toilsome work The letters seem to
come hard, and the forms are unfamiliar.
Pretty soon the writer becomes tired Not
only does her pencil move slowly, but it stops
altogether Occasionally she tries to keep up
her writing at the same time she is looking
about the house, which might be useful prac-
tice if she were trying to see how straight she
could write without looking on, but certainly
bad for making speed in stenography. Then
she becomes interested in the debate and
stops to hear what the members have to say,
or she rests so as to join in the laugh at the
witticism of some bright member. She
doesn't by any means appear to be in a hurry
about beginning again, and takes her own
time Then some one comes in at the gallery
uOOT az fclI, anu SuC StcES NOlh W see
who it is.
BY this time she has the air of scholar
set to do some disagreeable task who does not
intend to do it, if any excuse can be found
for passing the time in idleness. Then she
rests while and looks listlessly about the
house, as if it were pretty much bore to be
there, and as if she had doubts whether
shorthand was all it had been cracked up TO
be. Sometimes she seems to have a suspicion
that there may be something in it, or to be
nudged by her conscience that she ought not
to be fooling away the time, ;f abe resumes
work again, but without spirit, and as if she
did not care how soon the house adjourned.
But the second effort is shorter than the first
If two Of them are together they get to talk
ing and the pencils are unused. After that
stage it is not long before the books are shut
for good, and little later these disciples Of
Pitman and emulators of Charles Dickens
disappear through the gallery door. They
have met the enemy and they are his. They
have had enough-Boston Globe
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-26
DiSILLUSlON.

will seek the woman l loved Che said)
Long ago in Iife's fortunate days;
am tired and discouraged and sick at heart,
And my thoughts wander back the remembered
ways
To the woman loved in days that are dead,
And long for the sight of her face (he said
She was strangely faithful and kind The said),
With the gentlest heart and sweetest eyes,
That chung to ones gaze in passionate way:
And was fool to be cold and wise
And relinauish such love-seek others instead,
And leave her alone to despair Che saidl
I will 90 to her now at once Che said,
For life is discordant and out of tune,
And need her love and her sympathies.
Iloved her too lightly and left her too soon;
But the future shall live and the past is dead
And nv heart yearns back to her heart Che said
I am here at last in her home Che said,
Here all alone in the twilight gloom;
wait for the sound of her step on the stair,
AS sit in her dear familiar room,
With all her sweet flowers, and her books on the
shelf;
For nothing is changed here-excepting myself.
heard her voice. remember Che said)
Her voice like child asxith it's sobbing tone.
But then came pause and whispered word
laugh-that seemed turning my heart to
stone;
The door opened wide, and my hopes were fed,
For a new love was there by her side (he said.
London World.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-26
Where Washington Irving Rested,

When was last at Tarrytown, was visit
ing at one of those handsome houses and well
kept places which make the sleepy, slouchy
ways of the region, such as it was in my
scnoolooy days, seem more than ever ike a
dream. Ny hostess took me to the edge OF
the velvet lawn and showed me a rock.
THAT" she said, 1--WE call Irving's seat This
place, when we bought it, was farm. 1t be
longed TO old Capt. s., and he told US
that Mr.. Irving used to climb this bill and
sit on this rock, overlooking the river and
the landscape, and Capt. s. found it so
pleasant 10 have him come that he had the
rock shaped into n rude seat to make it more
comfortable. Here Irving would spread the
plaid with which he was accustomed to pro-
tect his shoulders, and which he used instead
Of an "vercoat in walking about. and here he
sat, with his old farmer friend beside him.
and passed the hour in horlely chat or alone
with his own thoughts. "-Clarence Cook In
Century.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-26
SHARK AND DEVIlFiSH.
Com missioner BIackfOrd Says That They
are Excellent Eating.

Commissioner BIackfOrd Says That They
are Excellent Eating.
"Have you ever tasted the flesh of a shark,
or reveled in devilfish stew? If not you are
only half an epicure."
So said State Fish Commissioner Eugene
g. Blackford to a reporter.
"All fish are edible he continued, "but
popular prejudice adjudges some to be unfit
to cook Who would ever dream of eating a
toadfish? The appearance of the creature,
with its hideous head and brown, spotted
skin, is sufficient to take away any mans APP
petite; yet the flesh of toadfish is tender
and palatable When fried it tastes very
much like porgy. Sharks are also excellent
eating They are very plentiful in these
waters, and if people could be brought to be-
lieve that their flesh is wholesome and agree
able to the taste, an excellent fish would be
sold in the market at prices SO cheap that the
poorest man could buy it. Sharks flesh is
firm and in taste is hardly distinguishable
from halibut A delicious soup can be made
from the fins The meat is best when boiled
or fried in oil The devilfish or giant squid
is the same creature of which Victor Hugo
writes in his novel, The Toilers of the Sea
1t is known to scientists as the octopus. In
appearance IL is a horrible monster WIN q
huge head and body furnished with snake
like feelers, which sometimes grow to be
thirty feet in length, and are as powerful in
their grasp as the folds of a boa constructor"
"You do not mean to tell me that the flesh
of such creature is edible"
at is simply delicious when properly pre-
pared 1t should be cut into small pieces and
stewed with herbs. 1t becomes then a jelly
like substance of delicate flavor that melts in
the mouth. l regard the flesh of devilfish
as a delicacy. There is another species of
devilfish which resembles skate or rayfish.
The largest of them weigh from 100 to $50
pounds. 1t is excellent eating when boiled,
tasting like turbot. On the banks of New
foundland and off the Massachusetts, coast,
where Goldfish are caught, some hideous sea
monsters are captured ~ the fishermen. The
most savage is the wolIfish. 1t has large
head and wide, vicious jaws armed with fang
like teeth. In weight it averages twelve
pounds. Fishermen regard it as dangerous
creature to handle, for with one snap of its
jaws it can snip off a mans finger or hand.
When boiled the volffish is almost as palata-
BILE as haddock. Another caught with the
cod is the cusK 1t closely resembles the cod
in size, appearance and flavor, but it is not
regarded as good fish on account of the re-
markable thickness of its skin. New York
Mail and Express.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-26
Effects of Liquors.

In the course of a recent lecture 60 ladies
on the Hygiene of Temperance DR.. Soho
field. of London, described the curious effects
on the cerebellum, or organ OF equilibrium, Of
wine in causing the person TO fail sideways
Of whisky causing them TO fall on their face
and cider on their back-Boston Transcript
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-26
HARDY SOLOMON { sons
NOTICE
To : Strangers : and : Non-ResidenS.

If strangers who visit Wichita and feel
an interest in its future will call at the
office Of Hardy Solomon & Sons, 331 E
Douglas avenue and register their name
and place of residence they will be fur
nished thereafter, by mail, free of charge
with all important matter pertaining to
the welfare of this city We will also be
pleased to furnish non-residents with
any information they may wish in re-
gard to our city and will, if they send
us their name and address, from time to
time send them copies of our live daily
papersfree of charge. We buy and sell
real estate for non-residents and can
refer to persons in any state in the union
to whom we have sold Wichita real es-
tate and for whom we have made money
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-26
FOR SALE.

Improved and Unimproved City Property
on the best improved streets in the city
Lots on the inside on street Car lines and in
outside additions Suburban lots on the east
side in Maple Grove addition.
Business lots and business blocks for sale
at special bargains Severa! fine tracts near
the city for sub-dividing and plating.
Improved farms and grass lands in all
parts of the county; also ranches in this and
adjoining counties.
All parties wishing to buy would do well
to call and examine my list before buying
elsewhere
w. A. THOMAS,
The Oldest Real Estate Agency In Wichita
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-26

Cariyle's old house at Chelsea is in terribly
dilapidated condition Windows are broken,
woodwork is decayed and the area is full Of
old boots
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-26
ArtifcialIy Tall Men.

Tall men are tho rage once more They
come around about as regularly as any of the
other fads of that curious institution we call
society. For time little fellows are all the
go, and in this period a man must be small
and delicate and pink skinned if be would win
distinction among his fellows. But in due
course the effeminate sort of thing has to
take back seat and the big and burly order
OF mankind comes mp for his inning. Just
now the taller and heavier man may be the
better, always provided he doesn't run too
much to abdomen.
Well, now that it is just the proper thing
for men to be tall, they are improving on
nature and building themselves up to the de-
sirable limit. The way they do it is to have
their shoes made with heels more than COM
monty high. and then built up inside at the
back to still greater extent This has the
effect, while raising the wearer, Of pitching
him forward at an angle that looks as though
II must be very uncomfortable indeed But
the New York fashionable doesn't care for a
little thing of that sort. Bless you, no.-Clara
Bellies Letter
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-26
Where the Dead Are Buried,

The japanese deck with flowers their
eternal mansion" and the Turks perforatt
the monumental slabs spread on those who
shall be seen no more, in order that a natural
growth OF bloom shall spring up through the
apertures and that the buds so nourished by
the grave and set free to the winds of heaven
shall shed their fragrance and strew their
petals around the Moslem's "city of silence
The western traveller gazes with deep sym.
pathy upon the grave Of the Chinese; it Is a
simple, conical mound of earth, but over il
spread and Irvine wild roses and cover it with
a mass of pure white blossoms; or it is
crowned in simple majesty with tall plant
Of waving grass. 1t is pleasing to note, how.
ever, while speaking of this subject by way OF
contrast, that in our American cities, where
formal cemeteries with unnecessarily large
and meaningless monuments are the rule,
there is developing a strong desire to bury
their death where woods unfold their massive
foliage and breathe an air of heaven, and
that their better taste has made the green
grove and velvet lawn, with its beautiful
flowers. sweet as heavenly censers breathing.
more sacred to the memory of those who are
gone to the realms of peace than any devices
of human hands West Chester pa Repub-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25

/ MEANNEss.-Economy 10 an excel,
lent thing. That is it is very com.
Portable to be able to say to ones self
1 will do without this, that or the
other luxury, rather than run the risk
of being . beggar in my old age, or
even te find it possible to live without
what is usually deemed necessity,
rather than to run in debt. But ex.
aggerated economy. or rather naea,p.ess.
is something which must render its
possessor wretched. and something.
too. which Is often found in people
who are too selfish to forbid them
selves anything they. desire. They
covet rich food and fine dress, ease
and idlensss, but they begrudge to
those who minister to their wants their
well earned price, and always forget
that the laborer is worthy of his hire.
From the lips Of such people you
hear nothing but complaints. Every
one is over-reaching them. The dress.
maker has sent in a frightful bill,
the cook has no righ, to such wages;
the abominable landlord thinks no
rent Is too much for his house; it is
impossible to have anything done
without being cheated. In fine, they
want all that people have to sell, and
have within their souls a miserable de.
sire to get it for nothing. Always
accusing,other people of their own vice
they solve their conscience, and when
they do get something for nothing,
fancy they can never know the pleas.
ant warmth that fills the heart when
generous action has been done at its
promptings. Never can they feel the
pleasant independence that follows
liberal and ungrudging payment of
those to whose toll or trouble one is
indebted.
Life is a constant battle to them.
and many spendthrift is happier
than those who forget that they have
no right to economize at the expense
of other people; and whoever whiting.
ly takes the money Of another to add
to his own purse is, at least at heart,
a thief.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25
THE WHITE.
An improved hig arm Sewing Machin,

An improved hig arm Sewing Machine.
The advantage nf high arm, admitting
the passage, under il Of bulky garments
without mus>ng or suiling the compacting
by them, is tpo We'll known to require dcs
crptinn.
II will last life time and its range Of
work exceeds that Of any other machine.
WiRRIN NTED FOR FIVE YEARS.
Among the many advantages oi the
White machine arr it, needle, sclf-sctting in
every Scn>c "f the word-alwayS right.
II has the least complicated, the most
simple, durable and complete shuttle ever
made, simplicity in threading being an cS-
I,c,'ial feature. The shuttle tension is so
arranged that YOU can increase it or de-
crease il without removing the shuttle from
the machine or diSarranging the work.
All wearing parts of the White are made
adjustable, 50 that any lost motion incident
a. long usage can hc easily taken up, thus
avoiding the delay and expense in dupliCa-
ting parts. The simplicity in threading the
White is uncqualcd by any other machine,
and We would particularly call attention
d. the fact i'll either the upper or lower
threat, there is no hole To thread through
excepting the eye of the needle.
For Family Use, Dress Making, Tailor
ing, the White is without peer.
II. Lee Harden, Agent,
COMPTON, MD. July ~.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25

FIRST MASSES IN AMERICA.-First
Mass in California, at Monterey, De.
cember l6, 1901.
First Mass in Canada, on Riviere
doc preiI ios, J~.s %, lcls.
First Mass in Maryland, at st.
Clements, (Blakistone) Island, March
25, 1854.
First Mass in Montreal, May Is,
l64l.
First Mass in New York, at Onon-
daga, November Il, 1855.
First Mass in Michigan, at Kewee-
nav Bay, July %, 1868.
First Mass in Vermont, at Fort
Anne, La Motto Island, July %, l656.
First Mass in Wisconsin, at Green
Bay, December, Is, 1878.
First Mass in Illinois, at Chicago,
December. 8, 1869.
First Mass in Louisiana. at the
mouth of the Mississippi, March 8
1899.
First Mass in Mississippi, at Biloxi
Easter Sunday, April 10, 100.
First Mass in Pennsylvania, at Phil.
adelphia, in 1905.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25

WHAT Is THE NORMAL PULSE ?-It
Is strange how very. few people know
what their normal pulse is. They
know that the average pulse is about
seventy, and imagine that they are
we'll or otherwise, as their pulse ap.
proaches or departs from this stand.
ard, 1t is true that an average of all
pulses would give a result of about
seventy beats, but in no other physi.
cal popularity is their such wide in
dividual variation. | had two
students in my office the same time,
both strong and remarkably healthy
young men. The normal pulse Of one
forty-seven and the other ninety three.
This difference is unusual, few pulses
falling below sixty or rising above
eighty in a healthy subject, but an
unusually slow or rapid pulse is no
indication whatever of disease, as is
popularity supposed to be the case.
More people overestimate their pulse,
as they often count its beats when
talking about the matter, and it is a
fact we'll known to physicians that the
excitement Of conversation will quick
en- the pulse from FIVE to twenty beats.
The oest time to arrive at the true
normal pulse is shortly after walking
in the morning, when the nerves are
unexcited.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25

Uncle-It is perfectly outrageous
that you should gamble in this reck-
less fashion. hear that you lost a
hundred napoleons again last night.
Why can't you do as your aunt and
| have done for years-play without
stakes =?
What Play for the love of the
game its itself? My infatuation for
cards has not yet reached such
. point. That is disease"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25
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that the most delicate stomach will bear.
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years suffering. He had run down from l15
pounds To %, began on Kaskne in June
1886, went 20 work in one month, regained
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did him no good whatever
Mr.. Gideon Thompson, the oldest and
one Of the most respected citizens ofBridge-
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age, and for the last three years have suffer
cd from malaria and the effect of quininc
poisoning. recently began with Kaskine
which broke up the malaria and increased
my weight % pounds"
Mrs. /. A. SolomOns, of l59 Halliday
St, Jersey City, writes: MY son Harry,
eleven years, was cured OF malaria 6y
kaskine, after fifteen months illness, when
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Letters from the above persons, giving
full details will be sent on application.
kaskinc can he taken without any
Special medical advice 800 per bottle
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25

A religious maniac in Liverpool,
England, the other day, being under
the delusion that "the Lord had bid.
den him cut down women as stubble,
attacked two woman with a knife and
afflicted serious injuries upon them
before be could be secured. Really,
there are some people not at all
atfaFtvd ~ eliEiuu.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25

Judge (who had invited an Alder
man to sit beside him on the bench)-
Mr.. Alderman, do you think the
prisoner is guilty? Just whisper
your opinion to me. Alderman
Judge, he is no more guilty than |
am. Judge (hesitating few minutes,
then aloud)-I shall sentence the
prisoner to FIVE years Imprisonment.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25

Colorei individual (recently en-
gagged in stealing a watermelon, in
dignantlyl-Is you de gentleman dat
fired dat bullet froo dis yer water
melon / hab under my arm? Irate
farmer-Yes, ! am. Colored indi-
vidual-Well, you clean done spilled
de melon. an come mighty nigh hit
tin dis niggah, shu isn't gwine to
take de trouble to cay melons down
to you house no mo.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25

What a noble thing this new Sun
day law is" gushed out Cora" 1t
keeps go many men from spending
their wages in drink" "But it is
very inconvenient just the same, re.
turned Merritt. 81 hear they intend
to close up the ice cream saloons next
Sunday" O. my :" CALCULATED Cora,
"It's a hateful law after all, after all,
isn't it,"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25

In Washington tourists are taken
to see government buildings and the
national saloons. In Chicago they
are taken to see the condemned an.
archists and the box where Kelly
used to stand.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25

One of Buffalo Bills Indians dig
the other day, and it was
feared he had committed suicide by
drowning in the Thames. He return
ed few days later, however, and ex.
planned that be had merely taken a
run over to Dublin ito see his old
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25

On a Governor street car yesterday.
Young married man, in forcible tones
i tell you ! am boss of my house,
and what | say there goes. Passen-
ger on next seat leans over and re-
ma:ks-Beg your pardon, but is your
wife at home? Y. N. VI. lin less
forcible tones)-No; she's in the
country. Everybody in the car smiles
out loud.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25

Until once with a picnic party We
stumbled over a wasp's nest We had
never fully grasped all the outlying
and circumjacent wisdom of the old
saying that nothing runs like woman
stung.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25

When you 20 off on q summer tour
don't worry if You find yourself iu a
State in which the fishing laws are
very strict. No State ever makes the
fishing laws until the fish are gone.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-08-25

1t Is rumored that the men who
cheated jay Could Uu railroad ties
are in receipt of very aattering offers
from certain wide awake dime
museums. The Standard Oil Com.
pany needs their services also.